@tellescope/validation 1.4.0 → 1.4.1

package/lib/cjs/validation.js

@@ -10,14 +10,26 @@ var __assign = (this && this.__assign) || function () {
     };
     return __assign.apply(this, arguments);
 };
+var __rest = (this && this.__rest) || function (s, e) {
+    var t = {};
+    for (var p in s) if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(s, p) && e.indexOf(p) < 0)
+        t[p] = s[p];
+    if (s != null && typeof Object.getOwnPropertySymbols === "function")
+        for (var i = 0, p = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(s); i < p.length; i++) {
+            if (e.indexOf(p[i]) < 0 && Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable.call(s, p[i]))
+                t[p[i]] = s[p[i]];
+        }
+    return t;
+};
 var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
     return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.nonNegNumberValidator = exports.numberValidatorBuilder = exports.emailValidatorEmptyOkay = exports.emailValidator = exports.nameValidator = exports.escape_name = exports.first_letter_capitalized = exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidatorEmptyOk = exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidator = exports.listOfMongoIdValidator = exports.mongoIdStringOptional = exports.mongoIdStringRequired = exports.mongoIdOptional = exports.mongoIdRequired = exports.nullValidator = exports.mongoIdStringValidator = exports.mongoIdValidator = exports.escapeMongoId = exports.booleanValidator = exports.listOfObjectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator = exports.listOfStringsValidatorEmptyOk = exports.listOfStringsValidator = exports.listValidatorEmptyOk = exports.listValidator = exports.SMSMessageValidator = exports.stringValidator25000 = exports.stringValidator5000 = exports.stringValidator1000 = exports.stringValidator250 = exports.stringValidator100 = exports.stringValidator = exports.escapeString = exports.objectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator = exports.objectAnyFieldsValidator = exports.listOfObjectsValidator = exports.objectValidator = exports.convertCommands = exports.convertCommand = exports.filterCommandsValidator = exports.orValidator = exports.binaryOrValidator = exports.fieldsToValidation = exports.build_validator = exports.MAX_FILE_SIZE = exports.isURL = exports.isMimeType = exports.isMongoId = exports.isMobilePhone = exports.isEmail = exports.isDate = void 0;
-exports.CUD = exports.meetingStatusValidator = exports.MEETING_STATUSES = exports.messageTemplateTypeValidator = exports.MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_TYPES = exports.accountTypeValidator = exports.ACCOUNT_TYPES = exports.chatRoomTypeValidator = exports.CHAT_ROOM_TYPES = exports.listOfFormFieldsValidator = exports.formFieldValidator = exports.intakePhoneValidator = exports.formResponsesValidator = exports.formResponseValidator = exports.formResponseAnswerValidator = exports.INTERNAL_NAME_TO_DISPLAY_FIELD = exports.ENDUSER_FIELD_TYPES = exports.RESERVED_INTAKE_FIELDS = exports.idStringToDateValidator = exports.numberToDateValidator = exports.rejectionWithMessage = exports.indexableNumberValidator = exports.indexableValidator = exports.validateIndexable = exports.emailEncodingValidator = exports.journeyStatesValidator = exports.journeyStateUpdateValidator = exports.journeyStateValidator = exports.journeyStatePriorityValidator = exports.updateOptionsValidator = exports.preferenceValidator = exports.fieldsValidator = exports.FORM_FIELD_VALIDATORS_BY_TYPE = exports.formFieldTypeValidator = exports.FORM_FIELD_TYPES = exports.signatureResponseValidator = exports.fileResponseValidator = exports.subdomainValidator = exports.safeBase64Validator = exports.urlValidator = exports.fileTypeValidator = exports.phoneValidatorEmptyOkay = exports.phoneValidator = exports.escape_phone_number = exports.journeysValidator = exports.exactMatchListValidator = exports.exactMatchValidator = exports.dateValidator = exports.fileSizeValidator = exports.numberValidator = void 0;
-exports.organizationThemeValidator = exports.portalSettingsValidator = exports.previousFormFieldsValidator = exports.previousFormFieldValidator = exports.FHIRObservationValueValidator = exports.FHIRObservationStatusCodeValidator = exports.FHIR_OBSERVATION_STATUS_CODES = exports.FHIRObservationCategoryValidator = exports.notificationPreferencesValidator = exports.notificationPreferenceValidator = exports.searchOptionsValidator = exports.listOfRelatedRecordsValidator = exports.relatedRecordValidator = exports.automationActionValidator = exports.sendFormChannelValidator = exports.SEND_FORM_CHANNELS = exports.listOfAutomationConditionsValidator = exports.automationConditionValidator = exports.automationEventsValidator = exports.automationEventValidator = exports.cancelConditionsValidator = exports.listOfCalendarEventRemindersValidator = exports.calendarEventReminderValidator = exports.messageTemplateModeValidator = exports.MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_MODES = exports.automationActionTypeValidator = exports.AUTOMATION_ACTIONS = exports.automationEventTypeValidator = exports.AUTOMATION_EVENTS = exports.automatedActionStatusValidator = exports.AUTOMATION_ENDUSER_STATUS = exports.chatRoomUserInfoValidator = exports.meetingDisplayInfoValidator = exports.userDisplayInfoValidator = exports.meetingsListValidator = exports.listOfChatAttachmentsValidator = exports.chatAttachmentValidator = exports.listOfUserIndentitiesValidator = exports.userIdentityValidator = exports.meetingInfoValidator = exports.listOfAttendeesValidator = exports.attendeeValidator = exports.attendeeInfoValidator = exports.listOfDisplayNameInfo = exports.sessionTypeValidator = exports.WebhookSubscriptionValidator = exports.UnitOfTimeValidator = exports.UNITS_OF_TIME = exports.CUDValidator = exports.CUDStringValidator = void 0;
-exports.timezoneValidator = exports.weeklyAvailabilitiesValidator = exports.weeklyAvailabilityValidator = exports.availabilityBlocksValidator = exports.availabilityBlockValidator = exports.stateCredentialsValidator = exports.stateCredentialValidator = exports.stateValidator = exports.VALID_STATES = exports.enduserFormResponsesForEventValidator = exports.enduserFormResponseForEventValidator = exports.enduserTasksForEventValidator = exports.enduserTaskForEventValidator = exports.portalTypeValidator = exports.PORTAL_BLOCK_TYPES = exports.portalBlocksValidator = exports.portalBlockValidator = exports.portalPageValidator = exports.PORTAL_PAGES = exports.organizationAccessValidator = exports.databaseRecordValuesValidator = exports.databaseRecordValueValidator = exports.databaseFieldsValidator = exports.databaseFieldValidator = exports.is_database_record_field_type = exports.databaseRecordFieldTypeValidator = exports.DATABASE_RECORD_FIELD_TYPES = exports.blocksValidator = exports.is_block_type = exports.blockTypeValidator = exports.BLOCK_TYPES = exports.blockValidator = exports.formFieldOptionsValidator = exports.integrationAuthenticationsValidator = exports.flowchartUIValidator = exports.passwordValidator = exports.managedContentRecordTypeValidator = exports.MANAGED_CONTENT_RECORD_TYPES = void 0;
+exports.mongoIdStringRequired = exports.listOfMongoIdValidator = exports.mongoIdOptional = exports.mongoIdRequired = exports.nullValidator = exports.buildMongoIdStringValidator = exports.mongoIdValidator = exports.escapeMongoId = exports.booleanValidatorOptional = exports.booleanValidator = exports.booleanValidatorBuilder = exports.listOfObjectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator = exports.listOfStringsValidatorEmptyOk = exports.listOfStringsValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk = exports.listOfStringsValidator = exports.listValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk = exports.listValidatorEmptyOk = exports.listValidator = exports.SMSMessageValidator = exports.stringValidator25000EmptyOkay = exports.stringValidator25000 = exports.stringValidator5000Optional = exports.stringValidator5000EmptyOkay = exports.stringValidator5000 = exports.stringValidator1000 = exports.stringValidator250 = exports.stringValidator100 = exports.stringValidatorOptional = exports.stringValidator = exports.escapeString = exports.objectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator = exports.objectAnyFieldsValidator = exports.listOfObjectsValidator = exports.objectValidator = exports.listValidatorOld = exports.objectValidatorOld = exports.convertCommands = exports.convertCommand = exports.filterCommandsValidator = exports.orValidator = exports.binaryOrValidator = exports.fieldsToValidationOld = exports.build_validator = exports.MAX_FILE_SIZE = exports.isURL = exports.isMimeType = exports.isMongoId = exports.isMobilePhone = exports.isEmail = exports.isDate = void 0;
+exports.formResponseValidator = exports.formResponseAnswerValidator = exports.INTERNAL_NAME_TO_DISPLAY_FIELD = exports.ENDUSER_FIELD_TYPES = exports.RESERVED_INTAKE_FIELDS = exports.idStringToDateValidator = exports.numberToDateValidator = exports.rejectionWithMessage = exports.indexableNumberValidator = exports.indexableValidator = exports.validateIndexable = exports.emailEncodingValidator = exports.journeyStatesValidator = exports.journeyStateValidator = exports.journeyStatePriorityValidator = exports.updateOptionsValidator = exports.preferenceValidator = exports.fieldsValidator = exports.FORM_FIELD_VALIDATORS_BY_TYPE = exports.formFieldTypeValidator = exports.FORM_FIELD_TYPES = exports.signatureResponseValidator = exports.fileResponseValidator = exports.subdomainValidator = exports.safeBase64Validator = exports.urlValidator = exports.fileTypeValidator = exports.phoneValidatorOptional = exports.phoneValidator = exports.escape_phone_number = exports.journeysValidator = exports.exactMatchListValidator = exports.exactMatchValidatorOptional = exports.exactMatchValidator = exports.dateValidatorOptional = exports.dateValidator = exports.fileSizeValidator = exports.numberValidatorOptional = exports.numberValidator = exports.nonNegNumberValidator = exports.numberValidatorBuilder = exports.emailValidatorEmptyOkay = exports.emailValidatorOptional = exports.emailValidator = exports.nameValidator = exports.escape_name = exports.first_letter_capitalized = exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidatorEmptyOk = exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidator = exports.mongoIdStringOptional = void 0;
+exports.sendFormChannelValidator = exports.SEND_FORM_CHANNELS = exports.listOfAutomationConditionsValidator = exports.automationConditionValidator = exports.automationEventsValidator = exports.automationEventValidator = exports.cancelConditionsValidatorOptional = exports.cancelConditionsValidator = exports.listOfCalendarEventRemindersValidator = exports.calendarEventReminderValidator = exports.messageTemplateModeValidator = exports.MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_MODES = exports.automationActionTypeValidator = exports.AUTOMATION_ACTIONS = exports.automationEventTypeValidator = exports.AUTOMATION_EVENTS = exports.automatedActionStatusValidator = exports.AUTOMATION_ENDUSER_STATUS = exports.chatRoomUserInfoValidator = exports.meetingDisplayInfoValidator = exports.userDisplayInfoValidator = exports.meetingsListValidator = exports.listOfChatAttachmentsValidator = exports.chatAttachmentValidator = exports.listOfUserIndentitiesValidator = exports.userIdentityValidator = exports.meetingInfoValidator = exports.listOfAttendeesValidator = exports.attendeeValidator = exports.attendeeInfoValidator = exports.listOfDisplayNameInfo = exports.sessionTypeValidator = exports.WebhookSubscriptionValidator = exports.UnitOfTimeValidator = exports.UNITS_OF_TIME = exports.CUDValidator = exports.CUDStringValidator = exports.CUD = exports.meetingStatusValidator = exports.MEETING_STATUSES = exports.messageTemplateTypeValidator = exports.MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_TYPES = exports.accountTypeValidator = exports.ACCOUNT_TYPES = exports.chatRoomTypeValidator = exports.CHAT_ROOM_TYPES = exports.listOfFormFieldsValidator = exports.formFieldValidator = exports.intakePhoneValidator = exports.formResponsesValidator = void 0;
+exports.availabilityBlocksValidator = exports.availabilityBlockValidator = exports.stateCredentialsValidator = exports.stateCredentialValidator = exports.stateValidator = exports.VALID_STATES = exports.enduserFormResponsesForEventValidator = exports.enduserFormResponseForEventValidator = exports.enduserTasksForEventValidator = exports.enduserTaskForEventValidator = exports.portalTypeValidator = exports.PORTAL_BLOCK_TYPES = exports.portalBlocksValidator = exports.portalBlockValidator = exports.portalPageValidator = exports.PORTAL_PAGES = exports.organizationAccessValidator = exports.databaseRecordValuesValidator = exports.databaseRecordValueValidator = exports.databaseFieldsValidator = exports.databaseFieldValidator = exports.is_database_record_field_type = exports.databaseRecordFieldTypeValidator = exports.DATABASE_RECORD_FIELD_TYPES = exports.blocksValidator = exports.is_block_type = exports.blockTypeValidator = exports.BLOCK_TYPES = exports.blockValidator = exports.formFieldOptionsValidator = exports.integrationAuthenticationsValidator = exports.flowchartUIValidator = exports.passwordValidator = exports.managedContentRecordTypeValidator = exports.MANAGED_CONTENT_RECORD_TYPES = exports.organizationThemeValidator = exports.portalSettingsValidator = exports.previousFormFieldsValidator = exports.previousFormFieldValidator = exports.FHIRObservationValueValidator = exports.FHIRObservationStatusCodeValidator = exports.FHIR_OBSERVATION_STATUS_CODES = exports.FHIRObservationCategoryValidator = exports.notificationPreferencesValidator = exports.notificationPreferenceValidator = exports.searchOptionsValidator = exports.listOfRelatedRecordsValidator = exports.relatedRecordValidator = exports.automationActionValidator = exports.sendFormChannelValidatorOptional = void 0;
+exports.timezoneValidator = exports.weeklyAvailabilitiesValidator = exports.weeklyAvailabilityValidator = void 0;
 var types_models_1 = require("@tellescope/types-models");
 var validator_1 = __importDefault(require("validator"));
 exports.isDate = validator_1.default.isDate, exports.isEmail = validator_1.default.isEmail, exports.isMobilePhone = validator_1.default.isMobilePhone, exports.isMongoId = validator_1.default.isMongoId, exports.isMimeType = validator_1.default.isMimeType, exports.isURL = validator_1.default.isURL;
@@ -25,6 +37,11 @@ exports.isDate = validator_1.default.isDate, exports.isEmail = validator_1.defau
 //   BUSINESS_TYPE,
 // } from "@tellescope/constants"
 var utilities_1 = require("@tellescope/utilities");
+var EXAMPLE_OBJECT_ID = '60398b0231a295e64f084fd9';
+var getTypeString = function () { return "string"; };
+var getTypeNumber = function () { return "number"; };
+var getExampleString = function () { return 'example string'; };
+var getExampleObjectId = function () { return EXAMPLE_OBJECT_ID; };
 exports.MAX_FILE_SIZE = 25000000; // 25 megabytes in bytes
 var DEFAULT_MAX_LENGTH = 5000;
 var build_validator = function (escapeFunction, options) {
@@ -109,14 +126,14 @@ var build_validator = function (escapeFunction, options) {
     };
 };
 exports.build_validator = build_validator;
-var fieldsToValidation = function (fs) {
+var fieldsToValidationOld = function (fs) {
     var validation = {};
     for (var f in fs) {
-        validation[f] = fs[f].validator({ isOptional: !fs[f].required });
+        validation[f] = fs[f].validator.validate({ isOptional: !fs[f].required });
     }
     return validation;
 };
-exports.fieldsToValidation = fieldsToValidation;
+exports.fieldsToValidationOld = fieldsToValidationOld;
 /********************************* VALIDATORS *********************************/
 var optionsWithDefaults = function (options) {
     if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
@@ -146,21 +163,25 @@ var binaryOrValidator = function (f1, f2) { return function (o) {
     }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: false }));
 }; };
 exports.binaryOrValidator = binaryOrValidator;
-var orValidator = function (escapeFunctions) { return function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (value) {
-        for (var field in escapeFunctions) {
-            var escape_1 = escapeFunctions[field];
-            try {
-                return escape_1(value);
-            }
-            catch (err) {
-                continue;
+var orValidator = function (validators) { return ({
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (value) {
+            for (var field in validators) {
+                var escape_1 = validators[field];
+                try {
+                    return escape_1.validate()(value);
+                }
+                catch (err) {
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
-        }
-        throw "Value does not match any of the expected options";
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: false }));
-}; };
+            throw "Value does not match any of the expected options";
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return Object.values(validators)[0].getExample(); },
+    getType: function () { return [Object.values(validators).map(function (v) { return v.getType(); })]; }
+}); };
 exports.orValidator = orValidator;
 var filterCommandsValidator = function (o) {
     if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
@@ -222,7 +243,7 @@ var convertCommands = function (operators) {
     return filterOperators;
 };
 exports.convertCommands = convertCommands;
-var objectValidator = function (i, objectOptions) {
+var objectValidatorOld = function (i, objectOptions) {
     if (objectOptions === void 0) { objectOptions = { emptyOk: true }; }
     return function (o) {
         if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
@@ -259,72 +280,138 @@ var objectValidator = function (i, objectOptions) {
         }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { isObject: true, listOf: false }));
     };
 };
+exports.objectValidatorOld = objectValidatorOld;
+var listValidatorOld = function (b) { return function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(b, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: true })); }; };
+exports.listValidatorOld = listValidatorOld;
+var exampleObject = function (fields) {
+    var examples = {};
+    for (var field in fields) {
+        examples[field] = fields[field].getExample();
+    }
+    return examples;
+};
+var typeObject = function (fields) {
+    var types = {};
+    for (var field in fields) {
+        types[field] = fields[field].getType();
+    }
+    return types;
+};
+var objectValidator = function (i, objectOptions) {
+    if (objectOptions === void 0) { objectOptions = { emptyOk: true }; }
+    return ({
+        validate: function (o) {
+            if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+            return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (object) {
+                var _a;
+                var emptyOk = (_a = objectOptions.emptyOk) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : true;
+                var validated = {};
+                if (!(0, utilities_1.is_object)(object)) {
+                    throw new Error("Expected a non-null object by got ".concat(object));
+                }
+                if (!emptyOk && (0, utilities_1.object_is_empty)(object)) {
+                    throw new Error("Expected a non-empty object");
+                }
+                // don't throw on unrecognized fields, just ignore/don't validate them
+                if (objectOptions.throwOnUnrecognizedField) {
+                    var unrecognizedFields = [];
+                    for (var field in object) {
+                        if (!i[field]) {
+                            unrecognizedFields.push(field);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (unrecognizedFields.length > 0) {
+                        throw new Error("Got unexpected field(s) [".concat(unrecognizedFields.join(', '), "]"));
+                    }
+                }
+                for (var field in i) {
+                    var value = object[field];
+                    var escaped = i[field].validate()(value); // may be required
+                    if (escaped === undefined)
+                        continue;
+                    validated[field] = escaped;
+                }
+                return validated;
+            }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { isObject: true, listOf: false, isOptional: !!objectOptions.isOptional || o.isOptional }));
+        },
+        getExample: function () { return exampleObject(i); },
+        getType: function () { return typeObject(i); },
+    });
+};
 exports.objectValidator = objectValidator;
 var listOfObjectsValidator = function (i, objectOptions) {
     if (objectOptions === void 0) { objectOptions = { emptyOk: true }; }
-    return function (o) {
+    return ({
+        validate: function (o) {
+            if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+            return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (object) {
+                var emptyOk = !!objectOptions.emptyOk || o.emptyListOk;
+                var validated = {};
+                if (!(0, utilities_1.is_object)(object)) {
+                    throw new Error("Expected a non-null object by got ".concat(object));
+                }
+                if (!emptyOk && (0, utilities_1.object_is_empty)(object)) {
+                    throw new Error("Expected a non-empty object");
+                }
+                // don't throw on unrecognized fields, just ignore/don't validate them
+                // const unrecognizedFields = []
+                // for (const field in object) {
+                //   if (!(i as Indexable)[field]) {
+                //     unrecognizedFields.push(field)
+                //   } 
+                // }
+                // if (unrecognizedFields.length > 0) {
+                //   throw new Error(`Got unexpected field(s) [${unrecognizedFields.join(', ')}]`)
+                // }
+                for (var field in i) {
+                    var value = object[field];
+                    var escaped = i[field].validate()(value); // may be required
+                    if (escaped === undefined)
+                        continue;
+                    validated[field] = escaped;
+                }
+                return validated;
+            }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { isObject: true, listOf: true, emptyListOk: !!objectOptions.emptyOk || o.emptyListOk }));
+        },
+        getExample: function () { return [exampleObject(i)]; },
+        getType: function () { return [typeObject(i)]; } // don't forget list
+    });
+};
+exports.listOfObjectsValidator = listOfObjectsValidator;
+var objectAnyFieldsValidator = function (valueValidator) { return ({
+    validate: function (o) {
         if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
         return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (object) {
-            var emptyOk = !!objectOptions.emptyOk || o.emptyListOk;
-            var validated = {};
             if (!(0, utilities_1.is_object)(object)) {
-                throw new Error("Expected a non-null object by got ".concat(object));
-            }
-            if (!emptyOk && (0, utilities_1.object_is_empty)(object)) {
-                throw new Error("Expected a non-empty object");
-            }
-            // don't throw on unrecognized fields, just ignore/don't validate them
-            // const unrecognizedFields = []
-            // for (const field in object) {
-            //   if (!(i as Indexable)[field]) {
-            //     unrecognizedFields.push(field)
-            //   } 
-            // }
-            // if (unrecognizedFields.length > 0) {
-            //   throw new Error(`Got unexpected field(s) [${unrecognizedFields.join(', ')}]`)
-            // }
-            for (var field in i) {
-                var value = object[field];
-                var escaped = i[field](value); // may be required
-                if (escaped === undefined)
-                    continue;
-                validated[field] = escaped;
-            }
-            return validated;
-        }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { isObject: true, listOf: true, emptyListOk: !!objectOptions.emptyOk || o.emptyListOk }));
-    };
-};
-exports.listOfObjectsValidator = listOfObjectsValidator;
-var objectAnyFieldsValidator = function (valueValidator) { return function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (object) {
-        if (!(0, utilities_1.is_object)(object)) {
-            throw new Error("Expected a non-null object by got ${object}");
-        }
-        var validated = {};
-        for (var field in object) {
-            if (valueValidator) {
-                validated[field] = valueValidator(object[field]);
-            }
-            else if (typeof object[field] === 'number') {
-                validated[field] = (0, exports.numberValidator)(object[field]);
-            }
-            else if (typeof object[field] === 'string') {
-                validated[field] = (0, exports.stringValidator)(object[field]);
+                throw new Error("Expected a non-null object by got ${object}");
             }
-            else if (object[field] === null) {
-                validated[field] = null;
-            }
-            else {
+            var validated = {};
+            for (var field in object) {
                 if (valueValidator) {
-                    throw new Error("Field ".concat(field, " is not a string or number"));
+                    validated[field] = valueValidator.validate()(object[field]);
+                }
+                else if (typeof object[field] === 'number') {
+                    validated[field] = exports.numberValidator.validate()(object[field]);
+                }
+                else if (typeof object[field] === 'string') {
+                    validated[field] = exports.stringValidator.validate()(object[field]);
+                }
+                else if (object[field] === null) {
+                    validated[field] = null;
+                }
+                else {
+                    if (valueValidator) {
+                        throw new Error("Field ".concat(field, " is not a string or number"));
+                    }
+                    validated[field] = object[field];
                 }
-                validated[field] = object[field];
             }
-        }
-        return validated;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { isObject: true, listOf: false }));
-}; };
+            return validated;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { isObject: true, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { var _a, _b; return "{ \"key\": ".concat((_b = (_a = valueValidator === null || valueValidator === void 0 ? void 0 : valueValidator.getExample) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.call(valueValidator)) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : '"value"', " }"); },
+    getType: function () { var _a, _b; return "{ \"key\": ".concat((_b = (_a = valueValidator === null || valueValidator === void 0 ? void 0 : valueValidator.getType) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.call(valueValidator)) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : 'string', " }"); },
+}); };
 exports.objectAnyFieldsValidator = objectAnyFieldsValidator;
 exports.objectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator = (0, exports.objectAnyFieldsValidator)();
 var escapeString = function (o) {
@@ -342,63 +429,138 @@ var escapeString = function (o) {
     };
 };
 exports.escapeString = escapeString;
-var stringValidator = function (o) {
-    var _a;
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: (_a = o.maxLength) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : 1000, listOf: false }));
+exports.stringValidator = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        var _a;
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: (_a = o.maxLength) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : 1000, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
 };
-exports.stringValidator = stringValidator;
-var stringValidator100 = function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 100, listOf: false }));
+exports.stringValidatorOptional = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        var _a;
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: (_a = o.maxLength) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : 1000, listOf: false, isOptional: true }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
 };
-exports.stringValidator100 = stringValidator100;
-var stringValidator250 = function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 250, listOf: false }));
+exports.stringValidator100 = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 100, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return 'example string'; },
+    getType: function () { return 'string'; }
 };
-exports.stringValidator250 = stringValidator250;
-var stringValidator1000 = function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 1000, listOf: false }));
+exports.stringValidator250 = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 250, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
 };
-exports.stringValidator1000 = stringValidator1000;
-var stringValidator5000 = function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 5000, listOf: false }));
+exports.stringValidator1000 = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 1000, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
 };
-exports.stringValidator5000 = stringValidator5000;
-var stringValidator25000 = function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 25000, listOf: false }));
+exports.stringValidator5000 = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 5000, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
 };
-exports.stringValidator25000 = stringValidator25000;
-var SMSMessageValidator = function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 630, listOf: false }));
+exports.stringValidator5000EmptyOkay = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 5000, listOf: false, emptyStringOk: true }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.stringValidator5000Optional = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 5000, listOf: false, isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.stringValidator25000 = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 25000, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
 };
-exports.SMSMessageValidator = SMSMessageValidator;
-var listValidator = function (b) { return function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(b, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: true })); }; };
+exports.stringValidator25000EmptyOkay = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 25000, listOf: false, emptyStringOk: true }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.SMSMessageValidator = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)((0, exports.escapeString)(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { maxLength: 630, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+var listValidator = function (b, o) { return ({
+    validate: function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(b.validate(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: true })); },
+    getExample: function () { return [b.getExample()]; },
+    getType: function () { return [b.getExample()]; },
+}); };
 exports.listValidator = listValidator;
-var listValidatorEmptyOk = function (b) { return function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(b, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: true, emptyListOk: true })); }; };
+var listValidatorEmptyOk = function (b, o) { return ({
+    validate: function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(b.validate(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: true, emptyListOk: true })); },
+    getExample: function () { return [b.getExample()]; },
+    getType: function () { return [b.getExample()]; },
+}); };
 exports.listValidatorEmptyOk = listValidatorEmptyOk;
-exports.listOfStringsValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.stringValidator)());
-exports.listOfStringsValidatorEmptyOk = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.stringValidator)());
-exports.listOfObjectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.objectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator)());
-var booleanValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (boolean) {
-        if (boolean === 'true')
-            return true;
-        if (boolean === 'false')
-            return false;
-        if (typeof boolean !== 'boolean') {
-            throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid boolean");
-        }
-        return boolean;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { isBoolean: true, listOf: false }));
-};
-exports.booleanValidator = booleanValidator;
+var listValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk = function (b, o) { return ({
+    validate: function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(b.validate(o), __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: true, emptyListOk: true, isOptional: true })); },
+    getExample: function () { return [b.getExample()]; },
+    getType: function () { return [b.getExample()]; },
+}); };
+exports.listValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk = listValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk;
+exports.listOfStringsValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.stringValidator);
+exports.listOfStringsValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk = (0, exports.listValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk)(exports.stringValidator);
+exports.listOfStringsValidatorEmptyOk = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.stringValidator);
+exports.listOfObjectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.objectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator);
+var booleanValidatorBuilder = function (defaults) { return ({
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (boolean) {
+            if (boolean === 'true')
+                return true;
+            if (boolean === 'false')
+                return false;
+            if (typeof boolean !== 'boolean') {
+                throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid boolean");
+            }
+            return boolean;
+        }, __assign(__assign(__assign({}, defaults), options), { isBoolean: true, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return "false"; },
+    getType: function () { return "boolean"; },
+}); };
+exports.booleanValidatorBuilder = booleanValidatorBuilder;
+exports.booleanValidator = (0, exports.booleanValidatorBuilder)({});
+exports.booleanValidatorOptional = (0, exports.booleanValidatorBuilder)({ isOptional: true });
 var escapeMongoId = function (mongoId) {
     if (typeof mongoId !== 'string')
         throw new Error('Expecting string id');
@@ -408,16 +570,23 @@ var escapeMongoId = function (mongoId) {
     return mongoId;
 };
 exports.escapeMongoId = escapeMongoId;
-var mongoIdValidator = function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (s) { return (0, utilities_1.to_object_id)((0, exports.escapeMongoId)(s)); }, __assign(__assign({}, optionsWithDefaults(o)), { maxLength: 100, listOf: false }));
-};
-exports.mongoIdValidator = mongoIdValidator;
-var mongoIdStringValidator = function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(exports.escapeMongoId, __assign(__assign({}, optionsWithDefaults(o)), { maxLength: 100, listOf: false }));
+exports.mongoIdValidator = {
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (s) { return (0, utilities_1.to_object_id)((0, exports.escapeMongoId)(s)); }, __assign(__assign({}, optionsWithDefaults(o)), { maxLength: 100, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+    getExample: getExampleObjectId,
 };
-exports.mongoIdStringValidator = mongoIdStringValidator;
+var buildMongoIdStringValidator = function (options) { return ({
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(exports.escapeMongoId, __assign(__assign({}, optionsWithDefaults(__assign(__assign({}, options), o))), { maxLength: 100, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+    getExample: getExampleObjectId,
+}); };
+exports.buildMongoIdStringValidator = buildMongoIdStringValidator;
 var nullValidator = function (o) {
     if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
     return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (v) {
@@ -427,13 +596,13 @@ var nullValidator = function (o) {
     }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: false }));
 };
 exports.nullValidator = nullValidator;
-exports.mongoIdRequired = (0, exports.mongoIdValidator)();
-exports.mongoIdOptional = (0, exports.mongoIdValidator)({ isOptional: true });
-exports.mongoIdStringRequired = (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)();
-exports.mongoIdStringOptional = (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)({ isOptional: true });
-exports.listOfMongoIdValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.mongoIdValidator)());
-exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)());
-exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidatorEmptyOk = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)());
+exports.mongoIdRequired = exports.mongoIdValidator.validate();
+exports.mongoIdOptional = exports.mongoIdValidator.validate({ isOptional: true });
+exports.listOfMongoIdValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.mongoIdValidator);
+exports.mongoIdStringRequired = (0, exports.buildMongoIdStringValidator)({ isOptional: false });
+exports.mongoIdStringOptional = (0, exports.buildMongoIdStringValidator)({ isOptional: true });
+exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.mongoIdStringRequired);
+exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidatorEmptyOk = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.mongoIdStringRequired);
 var first_letter_capitalized = function (s) {
     if (s === void 0) { s = ''; }
     return s.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + s.slice(1);
@@ -442,201 +611,279 @@ exports.first_letter_capitalized = first_letter_capitalized;
 var escape_name = function (namestring) { return namestring.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-_ /.]/, '').substring(0, 100); };
 exports.escape_name = escape_name;
 // enforces first-letter capitalization
-var nameValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (name) {
-        if (typeof name !== 'string')
-            throw new Error('Expecting string value');
-        name = (0, exports.escape_name)(name);
-        if (!name)
-            throw new Error("Invalid name");
-        return (0, exports.first_letter_capitalized)(name);
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 100, trim: true, listOf: false }));
-};
-exports.nameValidator = nameValidator;
-var emailValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (email) {
-        if (typeof email !== 'string')
-            throw new Error('Expecting string value');
-        if (!(0, exports.isEmail)(email)) {
-            throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid email");
-        }
-        return email.toLowerCase();
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 250, listOf: false }));
-};
-exports.emailValidator = emailValidator;
-var emailValidatorEmptyOkay = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (email) {
-        if (typeof email !== 'string')
-            throw new Error('Expecting string value');
-        if (!(0, exports.isEmail)(email)) {
-            throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid email");
-        }
-        return email.toLowerCase();
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 250, emptyStringOk: true, listOf: false }));
+exports.nameValidator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (name) {
+            if (typeof name !== 'string')
+                throw new Error('Expecting string value');
+            name = (0, exports.escape_name)(name);
+            if (!name)
+                throw new Error("Invalid name");
+            return (0, exports.first_letter_capitalized)(name);
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 100, trim: true, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return 'John'; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.emailValidator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (email) {
+            if (typeof email !== 'string')
+                throw new Error('Expecting string value');
+            if (!(0, exports.isEmail)(email)) {
+                throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid email");
+            }
+            return email.toLowerCase();
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 250, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return "example@tellescope.com"; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.emailValidatorOptional = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (email) {
+            if (typeof email !== 'string')
+                throw new Error('Expecting string value');
+            if (!(0, exports.isEmail)(email)) {
+                throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid email");
+            }
+            return email.toLowerCase();
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 250, listOf: false, isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return "example@tellescope.com"; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.emailValidatorEmptyOkay = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (email) {
+            if (typeof email !== 'string')
+                throw new Error('Expecting string value');
+            if (!(0, exports.isEmail)(email)) {
+                throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid email");
+            }
+            return email.toLowerCase();
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 250, emptyStringOk: true, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return "example@tellescope.com"; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+var numberValidatorBuilder = function (_a) {
+    var lower = _a.lower, upper = _a.upper, higherOptions = __rest(_a, ["lower", "upper"]);
+    return ({
+        validate: function (options) {
+            if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+            options.isNumber = true;
+            return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (number) {
+                number = Number(number); // ok to throw error!
+                if (typeof number !== "number" || isNaN(number)) {
+                    throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Not a valid number");
+                }
+                if (!(lower || upper))
+                    return number;
+                if (!(number >= lower && number <= upper)) {
+                    throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Not a valid number for [".concat(lower, "-").concat(upper, "]"));
+                }
+                return number;
+            }, __assign(__assign({}, optionsWithDefaults(__assign(__assign({}, higherOptions), options))), { listOf: false }));
+        },
+        getExample: function () { return "".concat(lower); },
+        getType: getTypeNumber,
+    });
 };
-exports.emailValidatorEmptyOkay = emailValidatorEmptyOkay;
-var numberValidatorBuilder = function (r) { return function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    options.isNumber = true;
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (number) {
-        number = Number(number); // ok to throw error!
-        if (typeof number !== "number" || isNaN(number)) {
-            throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Not a valid number");
-        }
-        if (!r)
-            return number;
-        if (!(number >= r.lower && number <= r.upper)) {
-            throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Not a valid number for [".concat(r.lower, "-").concat(r.upper, "]"));
-        }
-        return number;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { listOf: false }));
-}; };
 exports.numberValidatorBuilder = numberValidatorBuilder;
 exports.nonNegNumberValidator = (0, exports.numberValidatorBuilder)({ lower: 0, upper: 10000000000000 }); // max is 2286 in UTC MS
 exports.numberValidator = (0, exports.numberValidatorBuilder)({ lower: -100000000, upper: 10000000000000 }); // max is 2286 in UTC MS
+exports.numberValidatorOptional = (0, exports.numberValidatorBuilder)({ lower: -100000000, upper: 10000000000000, isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }); // max is 2286 in UTC MS
 exports.fileSizeValidator = (0, exports.numberValidatorBuilder)({ lower: 0, upper: exports.MAX_FILE_SIZE });
-var dateValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (date) {
-        if ((0, exports.isDate)(date))
-            throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid date");
-        return new Date(date);
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 250, listOf: false }));
-};
-exports.dateValidator = dateValidator;
-var exactMatchValidator = function (matches) { return function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (match) {
-        if (matches.filter(function (m) { return m === match; }).length === 0) {
-            throw new Error("Value must match one of ".concat(matches));
-        }
-        return match;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: false }));
-}; };
+exports.dateValidator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (date) {
+            if ((0, exports.isDate)(date))
+                throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid date");
+            return new Date(date);
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 250, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return new Date().toISOString(); },
+    getType: function () { return "Date"; },
+};
+exports.dateValidatorOptional = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (date) {
+            if ((0, exports.isDate)(date))
+                throw new Error(options.errorMessage || "Invalid date");
+            return new Date(date);
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 250, listOf: false, isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return new Date().toISOString(); },
+    getType: function () { return "Date"; },
+};
+var exactMatchValidator = function (matches) { return ({
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (match) {
+            if (matches.filter(function (m) { return m === match; }).length === 0) {
+                throw new Error("Value must match one of ".concat(matches));
+            }
+            return match;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return matches[0]; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+}); };
 exports.exactMatchValidator = exactMatchValidator;
-var exactMatchListValidator = function (matches) { return function (o) {
-    if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (match) {
-        if (matches.filter(function (m) { return m === match; }).length === 0) {
-            throw new Error("Value must match one of ".concat(matches));
-        }
-        return match;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: true }));
-}; };
+var exactMatchValidatorOptional = function (matches) { return ({
+    validate: function (o) {
+        if (o === void 0) { o = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (match) {
+            if (matches.filter(function (m) { return m === match; }).length === 0) {
+                throw new Error("Value must match one of ".concat(matches));
+            }
+            return match;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: false, isOptional: true }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return matches[0]; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+}); };
+exports.exactMatchValidatorOptional = exactMatchValidatorOptional;
+var exactMatchListValidator = function (matches) { return (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(matches)); };
 exports.exactMatchListValidator = exactMatchListValidator;
-var journeysValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (journeys) {
-        if (typeof journeys !== 'object') {
-            throw new Error('Expecting an object');
-        }
-        var mIdValidator = (0, exports.mongoIdValidator)();
-        var stateValidator = (0, exports.stringValidator)({ isOptional: true, maxLength: 75, errorMessage: "Journey state names may not exceed 75 characters" });
-        for (var j in journeys) {
-            mIdValidator(j);
-            journeys[j] = stateValidator(journeys[j]);
-        }
-        return journeys;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { isObject: true, listOf: false }));
+exports.journeysValidator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (journeys) {
+            if (typeof journeys !== 'object') {
+                throw new Error('Expecting an object');
+            }
+            var mIdValidator = exports.mongoIdValidator.validate();
+            var stateValidator = exports.stringValidator.validate({ isOptional: true, maxLength: 75, errorMessage: "Journey state names may not exceed 75 characters" });
+            for (var j in journeys) {
+                mIdValidator(j);
+                journeys[j] = stateValidator(journeys[j]);
+            }
+            return journeys;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { isObject: true, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return "{ ".concat(EXAMPLE_OBJECT_ID, ": \"status\" }"); },
+    getType: function () { return "{ string: string }"; },
 };
-exports.journeysValidator = journeysValidator;
 var escape_phone_number = function (p) {
     if (p === void 0) { p = ''; }
     return p.replace(/[^\d+]/g, '');
 };
 exports.escape_phone_number = escape_phone_number;
-var phoneValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (phone) {
-        if (typeof phone !== "string")
-            throw new Error("Expecting phone to be string but got ".concat(phone));
-        var escaped = (0, exports.escape_phone_number)(phone);
-        if (escaped.length < 10)
-            throw new Error("Phone number must be at least 10 digits");
-        escaped = escaped.startsWith('+') ? escaped
-            : escaped.length === 10 ? '+1' + escaped // assume US country code for now
-                : "+" + escaped; // assume country code provided, but missing leading +
-        if (!(0, exports.isMobilePhone)(escaped, 'any', { strictMode: true })) {
-            throw "Invalid phone number";
-        }
-        return escaped;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 25, listOf: false }));
-};
-exports.phoneValidator = phoneValidator;
-var phoneValidatorEmptyOkay = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (phone) {
-        if (typeof phone !== "string")
-            throw new Error("Expecting phone to be string but got ".concat(phone));
-        var escaped = (0, exports.escape_phone_number)(phone);
-        if (escaped.length < 10)
-            throw new Error("Phone number must be at least 10 digits");
-        escaped = escaped.startsWith('+') ? escaped
-            : escaped.length === 10 ? '+1' + escaped // assume US country code for now
-                : "+" + escaped; // assume country code provided, but missing leading +
-        if (!(0, exports.isMobilePhone)(escaped, 'any', { strictMode: true })) {
-            throw "Invalid phone number";
-        }
-        return escaped;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 25, listOf: false, emptyStringOk: true }));
-};
-exports.phoneValidatorEmptyOkay = phoneValidatorEmptyOkay;
-var fileTypeValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (s) {
-        if (typeof s !== 'string')
-            throw new Error("fileType must be a string");
-        if (!(0, exports.isMimeType)(s))
-            throw new Error("".concat(s, " is not a valid file type"));
-        return s;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { listOf: false }));
-};
-exports.fileTypeValidator = fileTypeValidator;
-var urlValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (s) {
-        if (typeof s !== 'string')
-            throw new Error("URL must be a string");
-        if (!(0, exports.isURL)(s))
-            throw new Error("".concat(s, " is not a valid URL"));
-        return s;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { listOf: false }));
-};
-exports.urlValidator = urlValidator;
-var safeBase64Validator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (sb64) {
-        if (typeof sb64 !== 'string')
-            throw new Error("Expecting string");
-        // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12930007/how-to-validate-base64-string-using-regex-in-javascript
-        // regex with = + and / replaced as get_random_base64_URL_safe 
-        if (!/^(?:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{2}..|[A-Za-z0-9_-]{3}.)?$/.test(sb64)) {
-            throw "Invalid safe base64";
-        }
-        return sb64;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { listOf: false }));
-};
-exports.safeBase64Validator = safeBase64Validator;
-var subdomainValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (subdomain) {
-        if (typeof subdomain !== 'string')
-            throw new Error("Expecting string value");
-        subdomain = subdomain.toLowerCase();
-        if (subdomain.startsWith('-')) {
-            subdomain = subdomain.substring(1);
-        }
-        while (subdomain.endsWith('-')) {
-            subdomain = subdomain.substring(0, subdomain.length - 1);
-        }
-        subdomain = subdomain.replace(/[^a-zA-Z\d-]/g, '');
-        return subdomain;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 50, listOf: false }));
+exports.phoneValidator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (phone) {
+            if (typeof phone !== "string")
+                throw new Error("Expecting phone to be string but got ".concat(phone));
+            var escaped = (0, exports.escape_phone_number)(phone);
+            if (escaped.length < 10)
+                throw new Error("Phone number must be at least 10 digits");
+            escaped = escaped.startsWith('+') ? escaped
+                : escaped.length === 10 ? '+1' + escaped // assume US country code for now
+                    : "+" + escaped; // assume country code provided, but missing leading +
+            if (!(0, exports.isMobilePhone)(escaped, 'any', { strictMode: true })) {
+                throw "Invalid phone number";
+            }
+            return escaped;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 25, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return "+15555555555"; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.phoneValidatorOptional = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (phone) {
+            if (typeof phone !== "string")
+                throw new Error("Expecting phone to be string but got ".concat(phone));
+            var escaped = (0, exports.escape_phone_number)(phone);
+            if (escaped.length < 10)
+                throw new Error("Phone number must be at least 10 digits");
+            escaped = escaped.startsWith('+') ? escaped
+                : escaped.length === 10 ? '+1' + escaped // assume US country code for now
+                    : "+" + escaped; // assume country code provided, but missing leading +
+            if (!(0, exports.isMobilePhone)(escaped, 'any', { strictMode: true })) {
+                throw "Invalid phone number";
+            }
+            return escaped;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 25, listOf: false, isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return "+15555555555"; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.fileTypeValidator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (s) {
+            if (typeof s !== 'string')
+                throw new Error("fileType must be a string");
+            if (!(0, exports.isMimeType)(s))
+                throw new Error("".concat(s, " is not a valid file type"));
+            return s;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return 'text/plain'; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.urlValidator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (s) {
+            if (typeof s !== 'string')
+                throw new Error("URL must be a string");
+            if (!(0, exports.isURL)(s))
+                throw new Error("".concat(s, " is not a valid URL"));
+            return s;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return '"https://www.tellescope.com"'; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.safeBase64Validator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (sb64) {
+            if (typeof sb64 !== 'string')
+                throw new Error("Expecting string");
+            // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12930007/how-to-validate-base64-string-using-regex-in-javascript
+            // regex with = + and / replaced as get_random_base64_URL_safe 
+            if (!/^(?:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{2}..|[A-Za-z0-9_-]{3}.)?$/.test(sb64)) {
+                throw "Invalid safe base64";
+            }
+            return sb64;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return '129vjas0fkj1234jgfmnaef'; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
+};
+exports.subdomainValidator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (subdomain) {
+            if (typeof subdomain !== 'string')
+                throw new Error("Expecting string value");
+            subdomain = subdomain.toLowerCase();
+            if (subdomain.startsWith('-')) {
+                subdomain = subdomain.substring(1);
+            }
+            while (subdomain.endsWith('-')) {
+                subdomain = subdomain.substring(0, subdomain.length - 1);
+            }
+            subdomain = subdomain.replace(/[^a-zA-Z\d-]/g, '');
+            return subdomain;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { maxLength: 50, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return 'example'; },
+    getType: getTypeString,
 };
-exports.subdomainValidator = subdomainValidator;
 // export const fileResponseValidator: EscapeBuilder<FileResponse> = (options={}) => build_validator(
 //   (file: any) => {
 //     if (!file.secureName) throw new Error("Missing name")
@@ -649,14 +896,14 @@ exports.subdomainValidator = subdomainValidator;
 //   { ...options, isObject: true, listOf: false }
 // )
 exports.fileResponseValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['file'])(),
-    name: (0, exports.stringValidator)({ shouldTruncate: true, maxLength: 250 }),
-    secureName: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
+    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['file']),
+    name: exports.stringValidator1000,
+    secureName: exports.stringValidator250,
 });
 exports.signatureResponseValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['signature'])(),
-    fullName: (0, exports.stringValidator)({ maxLength: 100 }),
-    signed: (0, exports.booleanValidator)(),
+    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['signature']),
+    fullName: exports.stringValidator100,
+    signed: exports.booleanValidator,
 });
 var DEFAULT_ENDUSER_FIELDS = [
     '_id', 'email', 'phone', 'fname', 'lname', 'journeys', 'tags', 'preference'
@@ -686,26 +933,28 @@ var _FORM_FIELD_TYPES = {
 exports.FORM_FIELD_TYPES = Object.keys(_FORM_FIELD_TYPES);
 exports.formFieldTypeValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.FORM_FIELD_TYPES);
 exports.FORM_FIELD_VALIDATORS_BY_TYPE = {
-    'string': (0, exports.stringValidator)({ maxLength: 5000, emptyStringOk: true, errorMessage: "Response must not exceed 5000 characters" }),
-    'number': (0, exports.numberValidator)({ errorMessage: "Response must be a number" }),
-    'email': (0, exports.emailValidator)(),
-    // @ts-ignore -- backwards compatibility with old field name for email
-    'userEmail': (0, exports.emailValidator)(),
-    'phone': (0, exports.phoneValidator)(),
-    'phoneNumber': (0, exports.phoneValidator)(),
+    'string': exports.stringValidator.validate({ maxLength: 5000, emptyStringOk: true, errorMessage: "Response must not exceed 5000 characters" }),
+    'number': exports.numberValidator.validate({ errorMessage: "Response must be a number" }),
+    'email': exports.emailValidator.validate(),
+    'userEmail': exports.emailValidator.validate(),
+    'phone': exports.phoneValidator.validate(),
+    'phoneNumber': exports.phoneValidator.validate(),
+    "date": exports.dateValidator.validate(),
+    "ranking": exports.listOfStringsValidator.validate(),
+    "rating": exports.numberValidator.validate(),
     // fileInfo: FileResponse
     'file': function (fileInfo, _, isOptional) {
         if (isOptional && (!fileInfo || (0, utilities_1.object_is_empty)(fileInfo))) {
             return { type: 'file', secureName: null };
         }
-        return (0, exports.fileResponseValidator)()(fileInfo);
+        return exports.fileResponseValidator.validate()(fileInfo);
     },
     // sigInfo: SignatureResponse
     'signature': function (sigInfo, _, isOptional) {
         if (isOptional && (!sigInfo || (0, utilities_1.object_is_empty)(sigInfo))) {
             return { type: 'signature', signed: null };
         }
-        return (0, exports.signatureResponseValidator)()(sigInfo);
+        return exports.signatureResponseValidator.validate()(sigInfo);
     },
     // choiceInfo: { indexes: [], otherText?: string }  
     'multiple_choice': function (choiceInfo, fieldOptions, isOptional) {
@@ -734,82 +983,86 @@ exports.FORM_FIELD_VALIDATORS_BY_TYPE = {
         return parsed;
     },
 };
-var fieldsValidator = function (options) {
-    if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
-    return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (fields) {
-        if (!(0, utilities_1.is_object)(fields))
-            throw new Error("Expecting an object");
-        for (var k in fields) {
-            if (DEFAULT_ENDUSER_FIELDS.includes(k))
-                throw new Error("key ".concat(k, " conflicts with a built-in field."));
-            if (k.startsWith('_'))
-                throw new Error("Fields that start with '_' are not allowed");
-            if ((0, utilities_1.is_whitespace)(k)) {
-                delete fields[k];
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (k.length > 32)
-                throw new Error("key ".concat(k, " is greater than 32 characters"));
-            var val = fields[k];
-            if (typeof val === 'string') {
-                if (val.length > 512)
-                    fields[k] = val.substring(0, 512);
-                continue;
-            }
-            else if (typeof val === 'number' || val === null || typeof val === 'boolean') {
-                continue; // nothing to restrict on number type yet
-            }
-            else if (typeof val === 'object') {
-                if (JSON.stringify(val).length > 1024)
-                    throw new Error("object value for key ".concat(k, " exceeds the maximum length of 1024 characters in string representation"));
-                // previous restricted structure for fields object
-                // try {
-                //   if (val.type && typeof val.type === 'string') { // form responses can be stored as custom fields (form responses is simple array)
-                //     FORM_FIELD_VALIDATORS_BY_TYPE[val.type as keyof typeof FORM_FIELD_VALIDATORS_BY_TYPE](val, undefined as never, undefined as never)
-                //     continue
-                //   }
-                //   if (val.length && typeof val.length === 'number') { // array of strings is ok too, (inclusive of multiple-choice responses)
-                //     if (val.find((s: any) => typeof s !== 'string') !== undefined) {
-                //       throw new Error('List must contain only strings')
-                //     }
-                //     continue 
-                //   }
-                //   if (val.value === undefined) throw new Error(`value field is undefined for key ${k}`)
-                //   if (JSON.stringify(val).length > 1024) throw new Error(`object value for key ${k} exceeds the maximum length of 1024 characters in string representation`)
-                //   const escaped = { value: val.value } as Indexable // create new object to omit unrecognized fields
-                //   escaped.title = val.title // optional
-                //   escaped.description = val.description // optional
-                //   fields[k] = escaped
-                // } catch(err) {
-                //   throw new Error(`object value is invalid JSON for key ${k}`)
-                // }
-            }
-            else {
-                throw new Error("Expecting value to be a string or object but got ".concat(typeof val, " for key {k}"));
+exports.fieldsValidator = {
+    validate: function (options) {
+        if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
+        return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (fields) {
+            if (!(0, utilities_1.is_object)(fields))
+                throw new Error("Expecting an object");
+            for (var k in fields) {
+                if (DEFAULT_ENDUSER_FIELDS.includes(k))
+                    throw new Error("key ".concat(k, " conflicts with a built-in field."));
+                if (k.startsWith('_'))
+                    throw new Error("Fields that start with '_' are not allowed");
+                if ((0, utilities_1.is_whitespace)(k)) {
+                    delete fields[k];
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (k.length > 32)
+                    throw new Error("key ".concat(k, " is greater than 32 characters"));
+                var val = fields[k];
+                if (typeof val === 'string') {
+                    if (val.length > 512)
+                        fields[k] = val.substring(0, 512);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                else if (typeof val === 'number' || val === null || typeof val === 'boolean') {
+                    continue; // nothing to restrict on number type yet
+                }
+                else if (typeof val === 'object') {
+                    if (JSON.stringify(val).length > 1024)
+                        throw new Error("object value for key ".concat(k, " exceeds the maximum length of 1024 characters in string representation"));
+                    // previous restricted structure for fields object
+                    // try {
+                    //   if (val.type && typeof val.type === 'string') { // form responses can be stored as custom fields (form responses is simple array)
+                    //     FORM_FIELD_VALIDATORS_BY_TYPE[val.type as keyof typeof FORM_FIELD_VALIDATORS_BY_TYPE](val, undefined as never, undefined as never)
+                    //     continue
+                    //   }
+                    //   if (val.length && typeof val.length === 'number') { // array of strings is ok too, (inclusive of multiple-choice responses)
+                    //     if (val.find((s: any) => typeof s !== 'string') !== undefined) {
+                    //       throw new Error('List must contain only strings')
+                    //     }
+                    //     continue 
+                    //   }
+                    //   if (val.value === undefined) throw new Error(`value field is undefined for key ${k}`)
+                    //   if (JSON.stringify(val).length > 1024) throw new Error(`object value for key ${k} exceeds the maximum length of 1024 characters in string representation`)
+                    //   const escaped = { value: val.value } as Indexable // create new object to omit unrecognized fields
+                    //   escaped.title = val.title // optional
+                    //   escaped.description = val.description // optional
+                    //   fields[k] = escaped
+                    // } catch(err) {
+                    //   throw new Error(`object value is invalid JSON for key ${k}`)
+                    // }
+                }
+                else {
+                    throw new Error("Expecting value to be a string or object but got ".concat(typeof val, " for key {k}"));
+                }
             }
-        }
-        return fields;
-    }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { isObject: true, listOf: false }));
+            return fields;
+        }, __assign(__assign({}, options), { isObject: true, listOf: false }));
+    },
+    getExample: function () { return "{}"; },
+    getType: function () { return "{}"; },
 };
-exports.fieldsValidator = fieldsValidator;
 exports.preferenceValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['email', 'sms', 'call', 'chat']);
 exports.updateOptionsValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    replaceObjectFields: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-});
+    replaceObjectFields: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
+}, { isOptional: true });
 exports.journeyStatePriorityValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(["Disengaged", "N/A", "Engaged"]);
 exports.journeyStateValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    name: (0, exports.stringValidator100)(),
-    priority: (0, exports.journeyStatePriorityValidator)(),
-    description: (0, exports.stringValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    requiresFollowup: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
+    name: exports.stringValidator100,
+    priority: exports.journeyStatePriorityValidator,
+    description: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
+    requiresFollowup: exports.booleanValidatorOptional, // deprecated
 });
-exports.journeyStateUpdateValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    name: (0, exports.stringValidator100)({ isOptional: true }),
-    priority: (0, exports.journeyStatePriorityValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    description: (0, exports.stringValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    requiresFollowup: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-});
-exports.journeyStatesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.journeyStateValidator)());
+// deprecated
+// export const journeyStateUpdateValidator = objectValidator<JourneyState>({
+//   name: stringValidator100({ isOptional: true }),
+//   priority: journeyStatePriorityValidator({ isOptional: true }),
+//   description: stringValidator({ isOptional: true }),
+//   requiresFollowup: booleanValidator({ isOptional: true }),
+// })
+exports.journeyStatesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.journeyStateValidator);
 exports.emailEncodingValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['', 'base64']);
 var validateIndexable = function (keyValidator, valueValidator) { return function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (v) {
     if (!(0, utilities_1.is_object)(v))
@@ -821,21 +1074,29 @@ var validateIndexable = function (keyValidator, valueValidator) { return functio
     return validated;
 }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { isObject: true, listOf: false })); }; };
 exports.validateIndexable = validateIndexable;
-var indexableValidator = function (keyValidator, valueValidator) { return ((0, exports.validateIndexable)(keyValidator, valueValidator)); };
+var indexableValidator = function (keyValidator, valueValidator) { return ({
+    validate: (0, exports.validateIndexable)(keyValidator.validate(), valueValidator.validate()),
+    getExample: function () { return "{ ".concat(keyValidator.getExample(), ": ").concat(valueValidator.getExample(), " }"); },
+    getType: function () { return "{ ".concat(keyValidator.getType(), ": ").concat(valueValidator.getType(), " }"); },
+}); };
 exports.indexableValidator = indexableValidator;
-var indexableNumberValidator = function (keyValidator, valueValidator) { return ((0, exports.validateIndexable)(keyValidator, valueValidator)); };
+var indexableNumberValidator = function (keyValidator, valueValidator) { return ({
+    validate: (0, exports.validateIndexable)(keyValidator.validate(), valueValidator.validate()),
+    getExample: function () { return "{ ".concat(keyValidator.getExample(), ": ").concat(valueValidator.getExample(), " }"); },
+    getType: function () { return "{ ".concat(keyValidator.getType(), ": ").concat(valueValidator.getType(), " }"); },
+}); };
 exports.indexableNumberValidator = indexableNumberValidator;
 var rejectionWithMessage = function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (v) { throw new Error((o === null || o === void 0 ? void 0 : o.errorMessage) || 'This field is not valid'); }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { isOptional: true, listOf: false })); };
 exports.rejectionWithMessage = rejectionWithMessage;
-exports.numberToDateValidator = (0, exports.indexableNumberValidator)((0, exports.numberValidator)(), (0, exports.dateValidator)());
-exports.idStringToDateValidator = (0, exports.indexableValidator)((0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(), (0, exports.dateValidator)());
+exports.numberToDateValidator = (0, exports.indexableNumberValidator)(exports.numberValidator, exports.dateValidator);
+exports.idStringToDateValidator = (0, exports.indexableValidator)(exports.mongoIdStringRequired, exports.dateValidator);
 // todo: move preference to FIELD_TYPES with drop-down option in user-facing forms
 var FIELD_TYPES = ['string', 'number', 'email', 'phone', 'multiple_choice', 'file', 'signature'];
 var VALIDATE_OPTIONS_FOR_FIELD_TYPES = {
     'multiple_choice': {
-        choices: (0, exports.listOfStringsValidator)({ maxLength: 100, errorMessage: "Multiple choice options must be under 100 characters, and you must have at least one option." }),
-        radio: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ errorMessage: "radio must be a boolean" }),
-        other: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true, errorMessage: "other must be a boolean" }),
+        choices: exports.listOfStringsValidator,
+        radio: exports.booleanValidator,
+        other: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
         REQUIRED: ['choices', 'radio'],
     }
 };
@@ -878,17 +1139,17 @@ var isFormField = function (f, fieldOptions) {
     if (!forUpdate && !field.type)
         throw "field.type is required"; // fieldName otherwise given as 'field' in validation for every subfield
     if (field.type)
-        (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(FIELD_TYPES)(field.type);
+        (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(FIELD_TYPES).validate(field.type);
     if (!forUpdate && !field.title)
         throw "field.title is required"; // fieldName otherwise given as 'field' in validation for every subfield
     if (field.title) {
-        field.title = (0, exports.stringValidator)({
+        field.title = exports.stringValidator.validate({
             maxLength: 100,
             errorMessage: "field title is required and must not exceed 100 characters"
         })(field.title);
     }
     if (!forUpdate || field.description !== undefined) { // don't overwrite description on update with ''
-        field.description = (0, exports.stringValidator)({
+        field.description = exports.stringValidator.validate({
             isOptional: true,
             maxLength: 500,
             errorMessage: "field description must be under 500 characters"
@@ -912,7 +1173,7 @@ var isFormField = function (f, fieldOptions) {
             if (validators[k] === undefined) {
                 throw new Error("Got unexpected option ".concat(k, " for field of type ").concat(exports.INTERNAL_NAME_TO_DISPLAY_FIELD[field.type] || 'Text'));
             }
-            field.options[k] = validators[k](field.options[k]);
+            field.options[k] = validators[k].validate(field.options[k]);
         }
     }
     if (field.intakeField !== undefined) { // allow null to unset intake
@@ -929,58 +1190,59 @@ var isFormField = function (f, fieldOptions) {
 // validate optional vs not at endpoint-level
 exports.formResponseAnswerValidator = (0, exports.orValidator)({
     email: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['email'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.emailValidator)({ isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['email']),
+        value: exports.emailValidatorOptional,
+    }),
     number: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['number'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.numberValidator)({ isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['number']),
+        value: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+    }),
     rating: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['rating'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.numberValidator)({ isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['rating']),
+        value: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+    }),
     phone: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['phone'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.phoneValidator)({ isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['phone']),
+        value: exports.phoneValidatorOptional,
+    }),
     string: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['string'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)({ isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['string']),
+        value: exports.stringValidator5000Optional,
+    }),
     date: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['date'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.dateValidator)({ isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['date']),
+        value: exports.dateValidatorOptional,
+    }),
     file: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['file'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['file']),
         value: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            name: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)(),
-            secureName: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
-        }, { emptyOk: false })({ isOptional: true }),
-    })(),
+            name: exports.stringValidator5000,
+            secureName: exports.stringValidator250,
+        }, { emptyOk: false, isOptional: true }),
+    }),
     multiple_choice: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['multiple_choice'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.listOfStringsValidator)({ isOptional: true, emptyListOk: true }),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['multiple_choice']),
+        value: exports.listOfStringsValidatorEmptyOk,
+    }),
     ranking: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['ranking'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.listOfStringsValidator)({ isOptional: true, emptyListOk: true }),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['ranking']),
+        value: exports.listOfStringsValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk,
+    }),
     signature: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['signature'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['signature']),
         value: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            fullName: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
-            signed: (0, exports.booleanValidator)(),
-        }, { emptyOk: false })({ isOptional: true }),
-    })(),
+            fullName: exports.stringValidator250,
+            signed: exports.booleanValidator,
+        }, { emptyOk: false, isOptional: true }),
+    }),
 });
 exports.formResponseValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
     fieldId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
-    fieldTitle: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)(),
-    answer: (0, exports.formResponseAnswerValidator)(),
+    fieldTitle: exports.stringValidator5000,
+    fieldDescription: exports.stringValidator5000Optional,
+    answer: exports.formResponseAnswerValidator,
 });
-exports.formResponsesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.formResponseValidator)());
+exports.formResponsesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.formResponseValidator);
 exports.intakePhoneValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['optional', 'required']);
 var formFieldValidator = function (options, fieldOptions) {
     if (options === void 0) { options = {}; }
@@ -1034,10 +1296,10 @@ var _CUD = {
 exports.CUD = Object.keys(_CUD);
 exports.CUDStringValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.CUD);
 exports.CUDValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    create: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    update: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    delete: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-});
+    create: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
+    update: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
+    delete: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
+}, { isOptional: true });
 var _UNIT_OF_TIME = {
     Days: '',
     Hours: '',
@@ -1048,58 +1310,58 @@ exports.UNITS_OF_TIME = Object.keys(_UNIT_OF_TIME);
 exports.UnitOfTimeValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.UNITS_OF_TIME);
 var WebhookSubscriptionValidatorObject = {};
 for (var model in types_models_1.WEBHOOK_MODELS) {
-    WebhookSubscriptionValidatorObject[model] = (0, exports.CUDValidator)({ listOf: false, isOptional: true });
+    WebhookSubscriptionValidatorObject[model] = exports.CUDValidator;
 }
 exports.WebhookSubscriptionValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)(WebhookSubscriptionValidatorObject, { throwOnUnrecognizedField: true });
 exports.sessionTypeValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['user', 'enduser']);
 exports.listOfDisplayNameInfo = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    fname: (0, exports.nameValidator)(),
-    lname: (0, exports.nameValidator)(),
-    id: (0, exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidator)(),
-})());
+    fname: exports.nameValidator,
+    lname: exports.nameValidator,
+    id: exports.listOfMongoIdStringValidator,
+}));
 exports.attendeeInfoValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    AttendeeId: (0, exports.stringValidator)(),
-    ExternalUserId: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(),
-    JoinToken: (0, exports.stringValidator)(),
+    AttendeeId: exports.stringValidator,
+    ExternalUserId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+    JoinToken: exports.stringValidator,
 });
 exports.attendeeValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    type: (0, exports.sessionTypeValidator)(),
-    id: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(),
-    info: (0, exports.attendeeInfoValidator)(),
+    type: exports.sessionTypeValidator,
+    id: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+    info: exports.attendeeInfoValidator,
 });
-exports.listOfAttendeesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.attendeeValidator)());
+exports.listOfAttendeesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.attendeeValidator);
 exports.meetingInfoValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    Meeting: (0, exports.objectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator)(),
+    Meeting: exports.objectAnyFieldsAnyValuesValidator,
 });
 exports.userIdentityValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    type: (0, exports.sessionTypeValidator)(),
-    id: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(),
+    type: exports.sessionTypeValidator,
+    id: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
 });
-exports.listOfUserIndentitiesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.userIdentityValidator)());
+exports.listOfUserIndentitiesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.userIdentityValidator);
 exports.chatAttachmentValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['image', 'video', 'file'])(),
-    secureName: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
+    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['image', 'video', 'file']),
+    secureName: exports.stringValidator250,
 });
-exports.listOfChatAttachmentsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.chatAttachmentValidator)());
+exports.listOfChatAttachmentsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.chatAttachmentValidator);
 exports.meetingsListValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    id: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(),
-    updatedAt: (0, exports.stringValidator)(),
-    status: (0, exports.meetingStatusValidator)(),
-})());
+    id: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+    updatedAt: exports.stringValidator,
+    status: exports.meetingStatusValidator,
+}));
 exports.userDisplayInfoValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    id: exports.mongoIdRequired,
-    createdAt: (0, exports.dateValidator)(),
-    avatar: (0, exports.stringValidator)(),
-    fname: (0, exports.nameValidator)(),
-    lname: (0, exports.nameValidator)(),
-    lastActive: (0, exports.dateValidator)(),
-    lastLogout: (0, exports.dateValidator)(),
-    email: (0, exports.emailValidator)(),
+    id: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+    createdAt: exports.dateValidator,
+    avatar: exports.stringValidator,
+    fname: exports.nameValidator,
+    lname: exports.nameValidator,
+    lastActive: exports.dateValidator,
+    lastLogout: exports.dateValidator,
+    email: exports.emailValidator,
 });
-exports.meetingDisplayInfoValidator = (0, exports.indexableValidator)(exports.mongoIdStringRequired, (0, exports.userDisplayInfoValidator)());
+exports.meetingDisplayInfoValidator = (0, exports.indexableValidator)(exports.mongoIdStringRequired, exports.userDisplayInfoValidator);
 exports.chatRoomUserInfoValidator = (0, exports.objectAnyFieldsValidator)((0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    unreadCount: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
-})());
+    unreadCount: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
+}));
 var _AUTOMATION_ENDUSER_STATUS = {
     active: '',
     finished: '',
@@ -1134,129 +1396,136 @@ var _MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_MODES = {
 exports.MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_MODES = Object.keys(_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_MODES);
 exports.messageTemplateModeValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_MODES);
 var sharedReminderValidators = {
-    msBeforeStartTime: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
-    didRemind: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
+    msBeforeStartTime: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
+    didRemind: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
 };
 exports.calendarEventReminderValidator = (0, exports.orValidator)({
-    webhook: (0, exports.objectValidator)(__assign({ info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true })({ isOptional: true }), type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['webhook'])() }, sharedReminderValidators))(),
+    webhook: (0, exports.objectValidator)(__assign({ info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true, isOptional: true }), type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['webhook']) }, sharedReminderValidators)),
     'add-to-journey': (0, exports.objectValidator)(__assign({ info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            journeyId: exports.mongoIdRequired,
-        })(), type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['add-to-journey'])() }, sharedReminderValidators))(),
+            journeyId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+        }), type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['add-to-journey']) }, sharedReminderValidators)),
     "enduser-notification": (0, exports.objectValidator)(__assign({ info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            templateId: exports.mongoIdOptional,
-        }, { emptyOk: true })(), type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['enduser-notification'])() }, sharedReminderValidators))(),
+            templateId: exports.mongoIdStringOptional,
+        }, { emptyOk: true }), type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['enduser-notification']) }, sharedReminderValidators)),
     "user-notification": (0, exports.objectValidator)(__assign({ info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            templateId: exports.mongoIdOptional,
-        }, { emptyOk: true })(), type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['user-notification'])() }, sharedReminderValidators))(),
+            templateId: exports.mongoIdStringOptional,
+        }, { emptyOk: true }), type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['user-notification']) }, sharedReminderValidators)),
 });
-exports.listOfCalendarEventRemindersValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.calendarEventReminderValidator)());
+exports.listOfCalendarEventRemindersValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.calendarEventReminderValidator);
 exports.cancelConditionsValidator = (0, exports.listOfObjectsValidator)({
-    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['formResponse'])(),
+    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['formResponse']),
     info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
         automationStepId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
-    }, { emptyOk: false })(),
+    }, { emptyOk: false }),
 });
+exports.cancelConditionsValidatorOptional = (0, exports.listValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk)((0, exports.objectValidator)({
+    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['formResponse']),
+    info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
+        automationStepId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+    }, { emptyOk: false }),
+}));
 var delayValidation = {
     automationStepId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
-    delayInMS: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
-    delay: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
-    unit: (0, exports.UnitOfTimeValidator)(),
-    cancelConditions: (0, exports.cancelConditionsValidator)({ isOptional: true, emptyListOk: true, })
+    delayInMS: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
+    delay: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
+    unit: exports.UnitOfTimeValidator,
+    cancelConditions: exports.cancelConditionsValidatorOptional,
 };
 exports.automationEventValidator = (0, exports.orValidator)({
     formResponse: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['formResponse'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['formResponse']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            automationStepId: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(),
-        }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+            automationStepId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+        }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
     afterAction: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['afterAction'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)(delayValidation, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['afterAction']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)(delayValidation, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
     formUnsubmitted: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['formUnsubmitted'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)(__assign(__assign({}, delayValidation), { automationStepId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired }), { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['formUnsubmitted']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)(__assign(__assign({}, delayValidation), { automationStepId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired }), { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
     onJourneyStart: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['onJourneyStart'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['onJourneyStart']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true }),
+    }),
     ticketCompleted: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['ticketCompleted'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['ticketCompleted']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
             automationStepId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
-            closedForReason: (0, exports.stringValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-        }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+            closedForReason: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
+        }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
 });
-exports.automationEventsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.automationEventValidator)());
+exports.automationEventsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.automationEventValidator);
 exports.automationConditionValidator = (0, exports.orValidator)({
     atJourneyState: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['atJourneyState'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ state: (0, exports.stringValidator100)(), journeyId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['atJourneyState']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ state: exports.stringValidator100, journeyId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
 });
-exports.listOfAutomationConditionsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.automationConditionValidator)());
+exports.listOfAutomationConditionsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.automationConditionValidator);
 var _SEND_FORM_CHANNELS = {
     Email: '',
     SMS: '',
 };
 exports.SEND_FORM_CHANNELS = Object.keys(_SEND_FORM_CHANNELS);
 exports.sendFormChannelValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.SEND_FORM_CHANNELS);
+exports.sendFormChannelValidatorOptional = (0, exports.exactMatchValidatorOptional)(exports.SEND_FORM_CHANNELS);
 exports.automationActionValidator = (0, exports.orValidator)({
     setEnduserStatus: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['setEnduserStatus'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ status: (0, exports.stringValidator250)() }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['setEnduserStatus']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ status: exports.stringValidator250 }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
     sendEmail: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['sendEmail'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ senderId: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(), templateId: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)() }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['sendEmail']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ senderId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired, templateId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
     sendSMS: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['sendSMS'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ senderId: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(), templateId: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)() }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['sendSMS']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ senderId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired, templateId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
     sendForm: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['sendForm'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['sendForm']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            senderId: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(),
-            formId: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(),
-            channel: (0, exports.sendFormChannelValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-        }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+            senderId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+            formId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+            channel: exports.sendFormChannelValidatorOptional,
+        }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
     createTicket: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['createTicket'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['createTicket']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            title: (0, exports.stringValidator)({ isOptional: false }),
+            title: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
             assignmentStrategy: (0, exports.orValidator)({
                 'care-team-random': (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-                    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['care-team-random'])(),
-                    info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true })(),
-                })()
-            })(),
-            closeReasons: (0, exports.listOfStringsValidator)({ isOptional: true, emptyListOk: true }),
+                    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['care-team-random']),
+                    info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true }),
+                })
+            }),
+            closeReasons: exports.listOfStringsValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk,
             defaultAssignee: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
-        }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+        }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
     sendWebhook: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['sendWebhook'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ message: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)() }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['sendWebhook']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ message: exports.stringValidator5000 }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
 });
 exports.relatedRecordValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    type: (0, exports.stringValidator100)(),
-    id: (0, exports.mongoIdStringValidator)(),
+    type: exports.stringValidator100,
+    id: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
     creator: exports.mongoIdStringOptional,
 });
-exports.listOfRelatedRecordsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.relatedRecordValidator)());
+exports.listOfRelatedRecordsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.relatedRecordValidator);
 exports.searchOptionsValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    query: (0, exports.stringValidator100)(),
+    query: exports.stringValidator100,
 });
 exports.notificationPreferenceValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    email: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
+    email: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
 });
-exports.notificationPreferencesValidator = (0, exports.objectAnyFieldsValidator)((0, exports.notificationPreferenceValidator)());
+exports.notificationPreferencesValidator = (0, exports.objectAnyFieldsValidator)(exports.notificationPreferenceValidator);
 exports.FHIRObservationCategoryValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['vital-signs']);
 var _FHIR_OBSERVATION_STATUS_CODES = {
     "entered-in-error": '',
@@ -1271,37 +1540,37 @@ var _FHIR_OBSERVATION_STATUS_CODES = {
 exports.FHIR_OBSERVATION_STATUS_CODES = Object.keys(_FHIR_OBSERVATION_STATUS_CODES);
 exports.FHIRObservationStatusCodeValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.FHIR_OBSERVATION_STATUS_CODES);
 exports.FHIRObservationValueValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    unit: (0, exports.stringValidator)(),
-    value: (0, exports.numberValidator)(),
+    unit: exports.stringValidator,
+    value: exports.numberValidator,
 });
 exports.previousFormFieldValidator = (0, exports.orValidator)({
     root: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['root'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['root']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true }),
+    }),
     "after": (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['after'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ fieldId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['after']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({ fieldId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
     "previousEquals": (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['previousEquals'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['previousEquals']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
             fieldId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
-            equals: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
-        }, { emptyOk: false })(),
-    })(),
+            equals: exports.stringValidator250,
+        }, { emptyOk: false }),
+    }),
 });
-exports.previousFormFieldsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.previousFormFieldValidator)());
+exports.previousFormFieldsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.previousFormFieldValidator);
 exports.portalSettingsValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({});
 exports.organizationThemeValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    logoURL: (0, exports.stringValidator250)({ isOptional: true }),
-    themeColor: (0, exports.stringValidator250)({ isOptional: true }),
-    name: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
-    subdomain: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
-    businessId: exports.mongoIdRequired,
-    faviconURL: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
-    customPortalURL: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
-    portalSettings: (0, exports.portalSettingsValidator)(),
+    logoURL: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
+    themeColor: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
+    name: exports.stringValidator250,
+    subdomain: exports.stringValidator250,
+    businessId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
+    faviconURL: exports.stringValidator250,
+    customPortalURL: exports.stringValidator250,
+    portalSettings: exports.portalSettingsValidator,
 });
 var _MANAGED_CONTENT_RECORD_TYPES = {
     Article: '',
@@ -1310,94 +1579,97 @@ var _MANAGED_CONTENT_RECORD_TYPES = {
 };
 exports.MANAGED_CONTENT_RECORD_TYPES = Object.keys(_MANAGED_CONTENT_RECORD_TYPES);
 exports.managedContentRecordTypeValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.MANAGED_CONTENT_RECORD_TYPES);
-var passwordValidator = function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (password) {
-    var _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, _f, _g, _h;
-    if (typeof password !== 'string') {
-        throw new Error("Password must be a string");
-    }
-    if (password.length < 8) {
-        throw new Error("Password must be at least 8 characters long");
-    }
-    if (((_b = (_a = password.match(/[a-z]/g)) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.length) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : 0) < 1 // 1 lowercase
-        || (((_d = (_c = password.match(/[A-Z]/g)) === null || _c === void 0 ? void 0 : _c.length) !== null && _d !== void 0 ? _d : 0) < 1 // 1 uppercase
-            && ((_f = (_e = password.match(/[0-9]/g)) === null || _e === void 0 ? void 0 : _e.length) !== null && _f !== void 0 ? _f : 0) < 1 // 1 number
-            && ((_h = (_g = password.match(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g)) === null || _g === void 0 ? void 0 : _g.length) !== null && _h !== void 0 ? _h : 0) < 1 // 1 special character
-        )) {
-        console.error('bad password regex');
-        throw new Error('Password must included 1 uppercase letter, 1 number, or 1 symbol');
-    }
-    return password;
-}, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: false, emptyStringOk: false })); };
-exports.passwordValidator = passwordValidator;
+exports.passwordValidator = {
+    getExample: getExampleString,
+    getType: getTypeString,
+    validate: (function (o) { return (0, exports.build_validator)(function (password) {
+        var _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, _f, _g, _h;
+        if (typeof password !== 'string') {
+            throw new Error("Password must be a string");
+        }
+        if (password.length < 8) {
+            throw new Error("Password must be at least 8 characters long");
+        }
+        if (((_b = (_a = password.match(/[a-z]/g)) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.length) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : 0) < 1 // 1 lowercase
+            || (((_d = (_c = password.match(/[A-Z]/g)) === null || _c === void 0 ? void 0 : _c.length) !== null && _d !== void 0 ? _d : 0) < 1 // 1 uppercase
+                && ((_f = (_e = password.match(/[0-9]/g)) === null || _e === void 0 ? void 0 : _e.length) !== null && _f !== void 0 ? _f : 0) < 1 // 1 number
+                && ((_h = (_g = password.match(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g)) === null || _g === void 0 ? void 0 : _g.length) !== null && _h !== void 0 ? _h : 0) < 1 // 1 special character
+            )) {
+            console.error('bad password regex');
+            throw new Error('Password must included 1 uppercase letter, 1 number, or 1 symbol');
+        }
+        return password;
+    }, __assign(__assign({}, o), { listOf: false, emptyStringOk: false })); }),
+};
 exports.flowchartUIValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    x: (0, exports.numberValidator)(),
-    y: (0, exports.numberValidator)(),
+    x: exports.numberValidator,
+    y: exports.numberValidator,
 }, { emptyOk: true });
 exports.integrationAuthenticationsValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['oauth2'])(),
+    type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['oauth2']),
     info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        access_token: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
-        refresh_token: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
-        scope: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)(),
-        expiry_date: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
-        token_type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['Bearer'])(),
-        state: (0, exports.stringValidator250)({ isOptional: true }),
-        email: (0, exports.emailValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    })(),
+        access_token: exports.stringValidator250,
+        refresh_token: exports.stringValidator250,
+        scope: exports.stringValidator5000,
+        expiry_date: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
+        token_type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['Bearer']),
+        state: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
+        email: exports.emailValidatorOptional,
+    }),
 });
 exports.formFieldOptionsValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    choices: (0, exports.listOfStringsValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    from: (0, exports.numberValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    to: (0, exports.numberValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    other: (0, exports.stringValidator250)({ isOptional: true }),
-    radio: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
+    choices: exports.listOfStringsValidatorOptionalOrEmptyOk,
+    from: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+    to: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+    other: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
+    radio: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
 });
 exports.blockValidator = (0, exports.orValidator)({
     h1: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['h1'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['h1']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            text: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)({ emptyStringOk: true }),
-        })(),
-    })(),
+            text: exports.stringValidator5000EmptyOkay,
+        }),
+    }),
     h2: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['h2'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['h2']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            text: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)({ emptyStringOk: true }),
-        })(),
-    })(),
+            text: exports.stringValidator5000EmptyOkay,
+        }),
+    }),
     html: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['html'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['html']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            html: (0, exports.stringValidator25000)({ emptyStringOk: true }),
-        })(),
-    })(),
+            html: exports.stringValidator25000EmptyOkay,
+        }),
+    }),
     image: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['image'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['image']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            link: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)({ emptyStringOk: true }),
-            name: (0, exports.stringValidator250)({ isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }),
-            height: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-            width: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-        })(),
-    })(),
+            link: exports.stringValidator5000EmptyOkay,
+            name: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
+            height: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+            width: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+        }),
+    }),
     pdf: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['pdf'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['pdf']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            link: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)({ emptyStringOk: true }),
-            name: (0, exports.stringValidator250)({ isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }),
-            height: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-            width: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-        })(),
-    })(),
+            link: exports.stringValidator5000EmptyOkay,
+            name: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
+            height: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+            width: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+        }),
+    }),
     youtube: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['youtube'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['youtube']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            link: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)({ emptyStringOk: true }),
-            name: (0, exports.stringValidator250)({ isOptional: true, emptyStringOk: true }),
-            height: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-            width: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-        })(),
-    })(),
+            link: exports.stringValidator5000EmptyOkay,
+            name: exports.stringValidatorOptional,
+            height: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+            width: exports.numberValidatorOptional,
+        }),
+    }),
 });
 var _BLOCK_TYPES = {
     h1: '',
@@ -1411,7 +1683,7 @@ exports.BLOCK_TYPES = Object.keys(_BLOCK_TYPES);
 exports.blockTypeValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.BLOCK_TYPES);
 var is_block_type = function (type) { return exports.BLOCK_TYPES.includes(type); };
 exports.is_block_type = is_block_type;
-exports.blocksValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.blockValidator)());
+exports.blocksValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.blockValidator);
 var _DATABASE_RECORD_FIELD_TYPES = {
     "string-long": '',
     number: '',
@@ -1438,30 +1710,30 @@ exports.is_database_record_field_type = is_database_record_field_type;
 // })
 // structure as above instead if need unique label or additional config based on type
 exports.databaseFieldValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    type: (0, exports.databaseRecordFieldTypeValidator)(),
-    label: (0, exports.stringValidator250)(),
+    type: exports.databaseRecordFieldTypeValidator,
+    label: exports.stringValidator250,
 });
-exports.databaseFieldsValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.databaseFieldValidator)());
+exports.databaseFieldsValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.databaseFieldValidator);
 exports.databaseRecordValueValidator = (0, exports.orValidator)({
     string: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['string'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.stringValidator1000)(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['string']),
+        value: exports.stringValidator1000,
+    }),
     'string-long': (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['string-long'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['string-long']),
+        value: exports.stringValidator5000,
+    }),
     'number': (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['number'])(),
-        value: (0, exports.numberValidator)(),
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['number']),
+        value: exports.numberValidator,
+    }),
 });
-exports.databaseRecordValuesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)((0, exports.databaseRecordValueValidator)());
+exports.databaseRecordValuesValidator = (0, exports.listValidator)(exports.databaseRecordValueValidator);
 exports.organizationAccessValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    create: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    update: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    read: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    delete: (0, exports.booleanValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
+    create: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
+    update: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
+    read: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
+    delete: exports.booleanValidatorOptional,
 });
 var _PORTAL_PAGES = {
     "Care Plan": true,
@@ -1475,33 +1747,33 @@ exports.PORTAL_PAGES = Object.keys(_PORTAL_PAGES);
 exports.portalPageValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.PORTAL_PAGES);
 exports.portalBlockValidator = (0, exports.orValidator)({
     carePlan: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['carePlan'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true })()
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['carePlan']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true })
+    }),
     education: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['education'])(),
-        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true })()
-    })(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['education']),
+        info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({}, { emptyOk: true })
+    }),
     careTeam: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['careTeam'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['careTeam']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            title: (0, exports.stringValidator)(),
+            title: exports.stringValidator,
             // members: listValidatorEmptyOk(
             //   objectValidator<CareTeamMemberPortalCustomizationInfo>({
             //     title: stringValidator(),
             //     role: stringValidator({ isOptional: true }),
             //   })()
             // )()
-        })()
-    })(),
+        })
+    }),
     text: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['text'])(),
+        type: (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(['text']),
         info: (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-            text: (0, exports.stringValidator5000)(),
-        })()
-    })(),
+            text: exports.stringValidator5000,
+        })
+    }),
 });
-exports.portalBlocksValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.portalBlockValidator)());
+exports.portalBlocksValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.portalBlockValidator);
 var _PORTAL_BLOCK_TYPES = {
     carePlan: '',
     careTeam: '',
@@ -1514,13 +1786,13 @@ exports.enduserTaskForEventValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
     id: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
     enduserId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
 });
-exports.enduserTasksForEventValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.enduserTaskForEventValidator)());
+exports.enduserTasksForEventValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.enduserTaskForEventValidator);
 exports.enduserFormResponseForEventValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
     enduserId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
     formId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
-    accessCode: (0, exports.stringValidator1000)(),
+    accessCode: exports.stringValidator1000,
 });
-exports.enduserFormResponsesForEventValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.enduserFormResponseForEventValidator)());
+exports.enduserFormResponsesForEventValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.enduserFormResponseForEventValidator);
 exports.VALID_STATES = [
     "AK",
     "AL",
@@ -1582,21 +1854,21 @@ exports.VALID_STATES = [
 ];
 exports.stateValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(exports.VALID_STATES);
 exports.stateCredentialValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    expiresAt: (0, exports.dateValidator)({ isOptional: true }),
-    state: (0, exports.stateValidator)(),
+    expiresAt: exports.dateValidatorOptional,
+    state: exports.stateValidator,
 });
-exports.stateCredentialsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.stateCredentialValidator)());
+exports.stateCredentialsValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.stateCredentialValidator);
 exports.availabilityBlockValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    durationInMinutes: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
-    startTimeInMS: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
+    durationInMinutes: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
+    startTimeInMS: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
     userId: exports.mongoIdStringRequired,
 });
-exports.availabilityBlocksValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.availabilityBlockValidator)());
+exports.availabilityBlocksValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.availabilityBlockValidator);
 exports.weeklyAvailabilityValidator = (0, exports.objectValidator)({
-    dayOfWeekStartingSundayIndexedByZero: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
-    endTimeInMinutes: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
-    startTimeInMinutes: (0, exports.nonNegNumberValidator)(),
+    dayOfWeekStartingSundayIndexedByZero: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
+    endTimeInMinutes: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
+    startTimeInMinutes: exports.nonNegNumberValidator,
 });
-exports.weeklyAvailabilitiesValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)((0, exports.weeklyAvailabilityValidator)());
+exports.weeklyAvailabilitiesValidator = (0, exports.listValidatorEmptyOk)(exports.weeklyAvailabilityValidator);
 exports.timezoneValidator = (0, exports.exactMatchValidator)(Object.keys(types_models_1.TIMEZONES));
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